CarrieCarrasco

Hi everyone! My chilean husband came over on the k1 fiance visa and after submitting our i485 and i765, I recently received a letter saying that my I 864 was denied due to insufficient income. I did not correctly calculate my projected income and it was about $22,500.00. I have been working full time (36 hours) since May 2011 as a nursing asst. and earn a base payrate of $10.70 an hour and an additional $3.25 an hour when working weekends. I am a weekend option employee and always work two weekend shifts aka 24 hours. Therefore I earn 10.70(12 hours)+ 13.95(24 hours)= $463.20 a week or $24,086.40 a year. I am required to work two weekend shifts a week but can miss a total of 8 shifts in a year which, if taken, would decrease my income to $23,774.40 a year. My husband and I have a son and therefore we need to earn $23,162 a year to meet poverty guidelines. I am including a clear explanation of my projected income this year, a letter from my work employer stating my income (base rate and premium pay)and my starting date in May, my employer's policy for employees who earn this premium pay, almost all my pay stubs and my 2010 and 2011 taxes. In 2010, I earned about $3000 and in 2011 I earned about $15,000 because I started working full time in May.

Also, I am including my bank statements from the past year. I currently have $6,000 in my checking account from my taxes and am hoping that this will help and count towards my assets. The bank statements may not help too much because money has fluctuated and, until my tax refund came, I didnt have very much in my account.

My mom was originally going to be the joint sponsor but pretty much backed out. I am worried because it was denied once. Also, I don't know if my earnings are too confusing or too close to the poverty margin. I would very much like to explain this is person to someone but don't think I can. Would going to my local USCIS office help?

Please let me know if anyone has had any similar experiences or have any suggestions.

Hola a todos!!

My name is Carrie and my fiance Rodrigo and I have been working on filling out forms and getting our paperwork together for his final interview scheduled for July 27th in Santiago, Chile. He received a packet about a month ago that included form DS-230, 156, 156K and 157. Both of us have read the instructions numerous times and have also looked for help on the US embassy in Chile website but we are still very confused. Also, we have sent emails but the embassy does not adequately answer out questions.

First off, should forms DS-230, 156, 156K and 157 (signed/unsigned/duplicated/with photos etc.) all be sent in the embassy before arriving for the interview? I am fairly confident that DS-230 needs to be sent in.

Also, is it weird that the first letter contact that my fiance had with the US embassy included his final interview date without any information regarding his medical examination? The US emailed me back saying that it is very important that he has the medical examination information and so we emailed them saying that it was not included; we are currently waiting for a response. I thought that we would initially receive a packet, send the forms back (whichever they are) and then receive a final packet that includes the medical information.

We pretty much have all the documents together including the affidavit of support and I believe that those need to be presented in person by my fiance on the date of his interview.

Lastly, the fourth step in our instructions says,

"Tan pronto que haya obtenido los documentos, lea cuidadosamente la declaracion al pie esta pagina, firmela, pongale fecha, y remita por correo este formulario junto a las fotografias antes senaladas. Una vez que sean recibidos este formulario y las fotografias en esta oficina, se le citara para la entrevista de visa tan pronto como sea posible. No se puede predecir anticipadamente esta fecha."

--We are not sure what exactly they mean by the declaration and what we are supposed to sign. Is it just the line that appears at the end of page 3 after the list of attached forms or are we missing something. Also, why were we given a final interview date before they have received anything from us?

Please let me know if anyone is familiar with this process and if our information and packet is consistent with those of others. We are still pretty confused and the Embassy does not take phone calls and they have not been prompt or direct in responding to our questions. I am afraid that the 27th is going to get here and my fiance will not have the information about his medical examination or something will not be right.

Thank you,

Carrie

Hola a todos!!

My name is Carrie and my fiance Rodrigo and I have been working on filling out forms and getting our paperwork together for his final interview scheduled for July 27th in Santiago, Chile. He received a packet about a month ago that included form DS-230, 156, 156K and 157. Both of us have read the instructions numerous times and have also looked for help on the US embassy in Chile website but we are still very confused. Also, we have sent emails but the embassy does not adequately answer out questions.

First off, should forms DS-230, 156, 156K and 157 (signed/unsigned/duplicated/with photos etc.) all be sent in the embassy before arriving for the interview? I am fairly confident that DS-230 needs to be sent in.

Also, is it weird that the first letter contact that my fiance had with the US embassy included his final interview date without any information regarding his medical examination? The US emailed me back saying that it is very important that he has the medical examination information and so we emailed them saying that it was not included; we are currently waiting for a response. I thought that we would initially receive a packet, send the forms back (whichever they are) and then receive a final packet that includes the medical information.

We pretty much have all the documents together including the affidavit of support and I believe that those need to be presented in person by my fiance on the date of his interview.

Lastly, the fourth step in our instructions says,

"Tan pronto que haya obtenido los documentos, lea cuidadosamente la declaracion al pie esta pagina, firmela, pongale fecha, y remita por correo este formulario junto a las fotografias antes senaladas. Una vez que sean recibidos este formulario y las fotografias en esta oficina, se le citara para la entrevista de visa tan pronto como sea posible. No se puede predecir anticipadamente esta fecha."

--We are not sure what exactly they mean by the declaration and what we are supposed to sign. Is it just the line that appears at the end of page 3 after the list of attached forms or are we missing something. Also, why were we given a final interview date before they have received anything from us?

Please let me know if anyone is familiar with this process and if our information and packet is consistent with those of others. We are still pretty confused and the Embassy does not take phone calls and they have not been prompt or direct in responding to our questions. I am afraid that the 27th is going to get here and my fiance will not have the information about his medical examination or something will not be right.

I tried to post this directly to the Chilean portal but I don't fully understand this website yet. I would appreciate any help especially from those those going through the US embassy in Chile.

Thank you,

Carrie